Sefolosha was also charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He suffered the fibula injury while allegedly resisting arrest, according to the police report. TMZ published a brief video clip Thursday evening purporting to show a portion of the incident.

[daily_cut.NBA]The news comes as Atlanta, the Eastern Conference's top overall seed, readies for the NBA playoffs.

On Wednesday, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer addressed his players' involvement in the incident.

"The events...involving Pero and Thabo were unfortunate as we never want to see our players put themselves in a potentially negative situation," Budenholzer said in a statement. "We will continue to look into the facts of the incident but with the information and foundation that we currently have established, we will support them through this process. Otherwise it is a continuing legal matter and I will have no further comment."